Life is Better as an Optimist

Wherever we might come from, be it African or Asian or American
or Australian or European continents, we are all human and in
today's era, we are very much caught in the maelstrom of humdrum
daily life. Life can thus end up in much negativity.

I wrote this article to remind each one of us that we do not have
any other choice than being optimistic if we want to move ahead,
even if our pace might seem slow. Hope my piece of writing is
appreciated. Regards form Mauritius Island.

Hail to all chivvying optimists!

Very often we ask ourselves whether our presence amongst the
seven billion people inhabiting this blue planet makes a
difference or not—an intriguing thought that drives us in a
dither.

Nothing is easy as we take birth: from this very moment we become
the continuous weaver of the fabric that makes up our lives.
Whatever our social status may be and no matter how rich, we
still have to struggle at every step of life. If we think about
it, we will realise that we are not here without any reason.

We have heard that life is a terrible asset to
waste. Yet, we choose to fret over petty frivolities whenever
life challenges us. Of course, we are neither perfectionists nor
robots. We are in fact gifted robots for we all have the
treasured thing that we call the heart.

Our heart should be like a flower.

It should always be in efflorescence despite the lashing rain of
yesterday, the unpredictable gust of wind or the ignorant
trespasser.

Let us put the question: is there a single person who has never
been in pain? Is there a particular individual on earth who has
never been criticised?

Admittedly, we are aware of only a small percentage of all the
apocryphal stories about us. Even so, we feel so down that we
prefer not to move out of our self-made dark chrysalis just
to shun criticism. In that case, what would happen if we had the
power to read others’ minds? We would likely feel worse on coming
to know of all the fake criticisms about us.

A person makes progress by neutralising negative perceptions
about himself and not by trying to escape them.

Susceptibilities can be thwarted; it all depends on the extent to
which we are willing to climb our ladder—on the way we
perceive life. In this context, the great leadership guru, Robin
Sharma, shares a bright insight, “You can curse the darkness or
you can light a candle and show up as a leader.”

Let us be inspired once and all so that we are able to make the
most of our short life. Our world will, as a result, continue to
progress with the widespread presence of the imprints left by
daring optimists. Our motto should hence be:

“Even if the whole world crumbles down, do not stumble or get
jumbled up. Instead be humble and ward off backstabbers while
paving the road to success with a broad smile.”